COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chester vs Scotchtown
PLACE A
Chester, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Scotchtown, New York
Chester is 232% larger than Scotchtown. Scotchtown earns more, with a median household income $55,347 higher. Scotchtown has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -4%).
CHESTERSCOTCHTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population33,99610,252+232% vs Scotchtown
Population density7,0342,119+4,915
Population growth-4.0%14.8%−18.9 pts
Median age33.936.2−2.3
Male48.7%51.1%−2.5 pts
Female51.3%48.9%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born5.1%20.3%−15.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.3%31.4%−18.1 pts
Black70.5%26.9%+43.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%24.5%−13.4 pts
Asian0.8%5.3%−4.5 pts
Other4.3%11.9%−7.6 pts
Median household income$41,342$96,689−$55,347
Per capita income$23,100$42,361−$19,261
Poverty rate29.0%8.3%+20.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.387+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%31.5%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree5.0%10.4%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate17.6%7.2%+10.4 pts
Labor force participation59.1%72.7%−13.6 pts
Median home value$83,100$344,300−$261,200
Median gross rent$1,091$1,813−$722
Owner-occupied40.0%47.1%−7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%2.7%+13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households62.9%44.6%+18.2 pts
Average commute22.928.7−5.8
Worked from home9.5%8.4%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work9.7%3.8%+5.9 pts
Uninsured5.7%5.4%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024